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[Analysis] Could that email or IM be a trailhead, or SPAM?
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xoxoproud
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 		email?
I got a wierd email today. At first I thought it was just some advertisement but then I scrolled down and this was at the bottom

Quote:
Why, that she didnt hold all the cards after all - that I had a certain passive hold over her.
Hanging from the lowest branch of this tree was an old-fashioned pair of blued steel handcuffs.
He tried and saw the brownish droplets of Betadine flying from the blade of the electric knife.
Why, that she didnt hold all the cards after all - that I had a certain passive hold over her.


the email is MortonZCorneliussidelineSPLATslashdot.org

The ad is something for watches but when you rollover the image you get this site... http://emptyevightonetwo.com and you get dilettante as the description. (Like the brown tiny box that pops up when you rollover a link.

I haven't gone to the site because I've had some issues in the past with clicking on unknown links. Completly messed up my computer so I'm very cautious now. This is probably spam but just making sure.

PostPosted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 1:06 am
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catherwood
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spam
I haven't clicked on that link yet either. I did some research first. The registry is odd, in that the nameserver doesn't resolve. Also, the owner appears to be in Canada, but a traceroute to the domain goes to China. I vote for spam. (I wasn't sure what you meant about the tooltip, was that something on the watches site from the email? You didn't reference it.)

PostPosted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 1:14 am
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 		Spam these days are getting more sophisticated to get through the filters. Using jpgs for example. Or adding written text that has no spammy words (like exerpts from stories). Think about the account to which it was sent, and the context. Create a separate account JUST for ARGs. That is the only email you give out for ARGs. Helps cut through the noise.
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MikeyjModerator
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 		The Reindeer Games
E-mails from Elves
Received the following:

Snowball McJinglebell wrote:

Hello there! My name is Snowball McJinglebell, and I'm a Christmas Elf!

I don't want to give too much away, but this year we at the North Pole have started the first ever Reindeer Games for humans!

If you're interested in playing the Games, then just click this link to find the rules and your first hint:

http://www.the-reindeer-games.blogspot.com

Merry December!


Think it might be worth investigating (santa hat emoticon here)

[/edit] Sorry Rowan Smile I did search, honest....but it may have been a little cursory...Snowball's very chatty for an elf.
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rowan
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 		Re: The Reindeer Games
E-mails from Elves
Mikeyj wrote:
http://www.the-reindeer-games.blogspot.com

Think it might be worth investigating (santa hat emoticon here)


We're already discussing it over in this thread: http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=17640
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 05, 2006 5:18 pm
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SirQuady
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 		Got a funky email today. I'm pretty sure it's spam (spammy email address, spammy .gif included), but i'll throw it up here just in case.

(Bolded text was added by me)
Quote:

Subject: EDEB EEEB
From: "FFCB" CBEBSPLATasesoria-areeta.e.telefonica.net

FDBB
Aeb afb, bab bbb bcb bdb beb!
Fedb ffdb aaeb abeb, aceb adeb aeeb.
Fbbb fcbb fdbb febb ffbb aacb abcb accb. Cbslpdf cbslbpdf cbtpdf, cbtdggpdf, cbtdpdf, cbtdbpdf cbtpwpdf cbtpwdhpdf.
Efcb facb fbcb fccb fdcb fecb ffcb aadb.
Eceb edeb, eeeb, efeb faeb fbeb fceb. Ccdb cddb cedb cfdb, dadb.
Acab, adab aeab afab baab bbab. Ddcb decb dfcb eacb, ebcb eccb edcb eecb. Ccdb cddb cedb, cfdb dadb dbdb dcdb? Bddb bedb, bfdb cadb cbdb ccdb cddb cedb cfdb!
Cbcxpdf cbrdspdf cbrudspdf cbrhdpdf cbslpdf cbslbpdf cbtpdf cbtdggpdf.
Acbb adbb aebb afbb babb.
Ceab cfab daab dbab dcab, ddab deab. Cbcxpdf cbrdspdf cbrudspdf cbrhdpdf cbslpdf cbslbpdf cbtpdf. Components, cbpdf cbaspdf cbcpnpnpdf cbcxpdf cbrdspdf cbrudspdf cbrhdpdf.
Edbb eebb, efbb fabb fbbb fcbb fdbb febb, ffbb?
Ccfb cdfb cefb cffb. Dfdb eadb ebdb ecdb eddb eedb efdb fadb.
Eaeb, ebeb eceb edeb eeeb efeb faeb.
Bbfb bcfb bdfb befb. Dafb dbfb dcfb ddfb defb.
Abbb acbb adbb aebb.
Accb adcb aecb, afcb bacb bbcb bccb bdcb becb?
Edab eeab efab faab fbab fcab. Bdeb beeb bfeb caeb cbeb cceb cdeb ceeb. Acb adb, aeb afb bab bbb bcb bdb.
Dfab eaab ebab, ecab edab. Fecb ffcb aadb abdb acdb addb aedb afdb.

Attached: EFB FAB.gif

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Kain211
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 		Got a weird E-mail today...spammy address but i dunno...


Quote:
"She slapped herself across the left cheek with her left hand, hard
enough to leave an imprint.
"He went on looking at her and after a moment she looked away,
impatient and a little flustered.
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As a result, hadnt his "serious fiction become steadily more
self-conscious, a sort of scream?
"The first thing which was not the truth that popped into his head was
what he replied: "Africa.


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apcfreak
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 		Spam advertising stocks prices... Evil or Very Mad
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 16, 2006 6:29 am
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White_Knight
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konamouse wrote:
Spam these days are getting more sophisticated to get through the filters. Using jpgs for example. Or adding written text that has no spammy words (like exerpts from stories). Think about the account to which it was sent, and the context. Create a separate account JUST for ARGs. That is the only email you give out for ARGs. Helps cut through the noise.


I actualy have 4 account for that reason....one i sign up to stuff for, one for registering, one for personal email and one for ARG's....

Only ever check 2 of them....cuts out on the spam BIG time.

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Kain211
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Location: Somewhere near a payphone

 		Got a call from a weird number...505-971-9989.
I try to call back, all circuits are busy, also, found this on the area code look up.


STATE (REGION) CITY CURRENT TIME
New Mexico Albuquerque 1/9/2007 1:55:23 PM


Area code 505 is used in the state of NM by the following cities:

CITY
ALAMOGORDO
ALBUQUERQUE
CARLSBAD
CLOVIS
FARMINGTON
GALLUP
HOBBS
LAS CRUCES
RIO RANCHO
ROSWELL
SANTA FE
SOUTH VALLEY


This is SCREAMMMMMMMMMMING ARG at me....

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apcfreak
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Kain211 wrote:
Got a call from a weird number...505-971-9989.
I try to call back, all circuits are busy, also, found this on the area code look up.


STATE (REGION) CITY CURRENT TIME
New Mexico Albuquerque 1/9/2007 1:55:23 PM


Area code 505 is used in the state of NM by the following cities:

CITY
ALAMOGORDO
ALBUQUERQUE
CARLSBAD
CLOVIS
FARMINGTON
GALLUP
HOBBS
LAS CRUCES
RIO RANCHO
ROSWELL
SANTA FE
SOUTH VALLEY


This is SCREAMMMMMMMMMMING ARG at me....

ya, 505 is for all New Mexico, i think.
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 7:22 pm
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catherwood-offline
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Kain211 wrote:
Got a call from a weird number...505-971-9989.

This is SCREAMMMMMMMMMMING ARG at me....


Maybe it is, maybe it isn't. Maybe it was just a wrong number?

http://www.fonefinder.net/ is a handy tool. It tells me:

505-971-xxxx ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico -- WIRELESS PROV.

It's really too little info to go on.

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 		I would follow up and try to get ahold of whomever called you--especially if you've given our your Phone # for ARGs in the past. It sounds very suspicious; but even if its just a wrong number, it'd be courteous to let the person know they dialed the wrong #...

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 		Got two calls last night from someone at 585-365-8270 on my ip-relay #, which I only mentioned in one place... anyone call it? The relay said the person wasn't responding and they hung up both times. Wrong number?
(ip-relay is a free voice to IM service)
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 12:04 pm
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Kain211
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 		Well the reason it's weird to me is this. I live in NJ. I have given my cell # in ARG's before...I cant call back though, my cell is not outgoing long distance...so who wants to do me a favor, call New Mexico and find out what it is Very Happy?

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